Nebraska Governor Approves Keystone Pipeline Route

By

Tennille Tracy

Jan. 22, 2013 1:08 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON—Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman approved on Tuesday a new route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which has been held up for more than a year in part because of objections to the pipeline in the state.

The approval by the governor, a Republican, is one of the last remaining hurdles the pipeline has to clear before getting a final permit...